000
FZNT02 KNHC 161409
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC FRI MAR 16 2018

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 16.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 17.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 18.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N51W TO 25N60W THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO 
20N72W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 62W AND 70W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N76W TO 31N35W 
TO 07N35W TO 06N54W TO 20N60W TO 31N76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 
31N35W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N49W TO 25N60W THEN 
FRONTAL TROUGH TO 22N68W. N OF 29N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 53W AND 63W W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA 
BOUNDED BY 31N71W TO 31N35W TO 10N35W TO 06N53W TO 24N58W TO 
31N71W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED 
SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 28N62W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N46W TO 24N60W TO 
20N74W. N OF 30N BETWEEN 62W AND 70W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 31N74W TO 
31N35W TO 09N35W TO 07N42W TO 21N48W TO 31N74W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS AT 
31N46W.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT W OF 70W. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 
65W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT W OF 73W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 69W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 76W NE WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 
64W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.    

.CARIBBEAN 36 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17N BETWEEN 85W AND 87W NE TOE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 21N BETWEEN 92W AND 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST FROM 21N TO 22N BETWEEN 91W AND 93W E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

NOTE: UNDERSEA VOLCANO KICK EM JENNY...NORTH OF GRENADA NEAR 
12.18N 61.38W...IS IN A STATE OF UNREST. THE GOVERNMENT OF 
GRENADA ADVISES MARINERS TO OBSERVE A 5 KM / 3.1 NM EXCLUSION 
ZONE AROUND KICK EM JENNY. PLEASE SEE HTTP://NADMA.GD FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.